About
In 1852, James Shipstone first opened a brewery in Basford, Nottingham. Eventually building the Star Brewery in Basford on the site where his brewed his first barrel. The brewery remained an independent family business until 1978 when the company was purchased by Greenall's of Warrington. Production at Shipstones Brewery ended in early 1991 after 139 years.
Fast forward 2013: We have embarked on a journey to protect & preserve this Nottingham Icon, back brewing on a very small scale to ensure the very best quality, using tried and tested methods and ingredients found in the archives.
Fast forward 2013: We have embarked on a journey to protect & preserve this Nottingham Icon, back brewing on a very small scale to ensure the very best quality, using tried and tested methods and ingredients found in the archives.
Part of the group
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Growler at ash's. Pours hazy yellow, nose is floral, some citrus, taste is sour, zesty citrus, bretty.
Tried
from Growler
on 21 Aug 2023
at 12:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask @ Cock & Hoop, Nottingham. Copper coloured ale with a creamy head. Light sweet bitter, fairly easy drinking, certainly crisp.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2023
at 04:27
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Growler fill from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel and light citrus. Taste is more of the same. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Growler
on 24 Jun 2023
at 17:09
01/04/2018. RED LION, Tramway Village, CRICH, Derbyshire, England
Tried
on 01 Feb 2023
at 07:18
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Old Silk Mill, Derby – served VERY cold. Pours a bright golden amber with a small foamy white head and good lacing. The aroma is mainly malts with traces of nuts. Malts again in the mouth where it starts off fruity with raisins and bread rolls before it becomes fairly bitter (but with some slight underlying sweetness) with hints of marmalade. Fniish is bitter and somewhat dry. It’s OK, but may need a rerate when I taste it at a decent temperature !
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Sep 2022
at 16:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the Ale Wagon, Leicester. Light to mid-gold and clear with a thin ring of white head. Malty hay-ridden aroma with light golden syrup notes. Sweet taste, bready malt, some honey and agave syrup. Heavy body with no carbonation. Decent typical golden.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2022
at 19:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Ale Wagon, Leicester. Dark orange/ gold with a small uneven white head. Light aroma, some malty notes and overripe tangerine. Balanced taste weighed down by an astringent which becomes more prominent in the finish and bitter aftertaste. Firm oily body with little carbonation. Well put together.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jul 2022
at 18:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask half at the Parcel Yard. Clear golden pour, thin head, lacing. Light fruity aroma. Taste is bready malts, sweet fruity notes, faint bitterness and a mild dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2022
at 17:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at Lillie Langtrey’s, Nottingham. Poured a clear golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light yeast. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, malt, yeasty, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. A simple pale ale. Fine for a session.
Tried
from Cask
at
Lillie Langtrys
on 20 Jan 2022
at 14:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, 1/3 pint at Nobody's Inn. Remaining off-white head over a deep ruby-black body, fair lacing. Lightly roasted smell, chocolate scent. Dark doughy taste, impacts of liquorice and black chocolate. Dark dough malty ending. Fair enough. (Grantham 13.11.2021).
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2021
at 17:50